98 districts read on October 8, 2026

First day of school in Michigan, 2026

First day of school 2026 in Michigan: the week of August 24–28, for 47 of 83 districts we read. Most common date: August 24, 2026, 30 of the 83.

Districts listed 83 of 98 in Michigan

Most common date August 24; 30 districts start that day

Distinct weeks 6; August 5 to September 9

First day of school in every district

First day of school by district · 2026–2027
District	Dates		Starts	Date	Source
Alpena Public	August 31	—	Monday	other date	source
Atherton Community	August 10	—	Monday	other date	source
Bad Axe Public	August 25	—	Tuesday	other date	source
Bangor Public	August 31	—	Monday	other date	source
Big Rapids Public	August 24	—	Monday	most common date	source
Bloomingdale Public	August 24	—	Monday	most common date	source
Boyne City Public	August 31	—	Monday	other date	source
Brandywine Community	August 31	—	Monday	other date	source
Bronson Community	August 24	—	Monday	most common date	source
Bullock Creek	August 24	—	Monday	most common date	source
Cadillac Area Public	August 24	—	Monday	most common date	source
Capac Community	August 24	—	Monday	most common date	source
Carrollton Public	August 24	—	Monday	most common date	source
Center Line Public	August 31	—	Monday	other date	source
Clare Public	August 24	—	Monday	most common date	source
Clinton Community	August 20	—	Thursday	other date	source
Clio Area	August 24	—	Monday	most common date	source
Coldwater Community	August 24	—	Monday	most common date	source
Columbia	August 26	—	Wednesday	other date	source
Corunna Public	August 20	—	Thursday	other date	source
Crawford AuSable	August 5	—	Wednesday	other date	source
Crestwood	August 24	—	Monday	most common date	source
Croswell-Lexington Community	August 25	—	Tuesday	other date	source
Dearborn Heights School District 7	September 8	—	Tuesday	other date	source
Decatur Public	August 31	—	Monday	other date	source
Deckerville Community	August 25	—	Tuesday	other date	source
Dowagiac Union	August 24	—	Monday	most common date	source
East China	September 8	—	Tuesday	other date	source
East Jordan Public	August 31	—	Monday	other date	source
Farmington Public	August 24	—	Monday	most common date	source
Farwell Area	August 24	—	Monday	most common date	source
Fenton Area Public	August 25	—	Tuesday	other date	source
Ferndale Public	August 31	—	Monday	other date	source
Galesburg-Augusta Community	August 31	—	Monday	other date	source
Gaylord Community	August 31	—	Monday	other date	source
Genesee	August 24	—	Monday	most common date	source
Gibraltar	September 8	—	Tuesday	other date	source
Gladwin Community	August 24	—	Monday	most common date	source
Grandville Public	August 24	—	Monday	most common date	source
Grant Public	August 24	—	Monday	most common date	source
Greenville Public	August 24	—	Monday	most common date	source
Gwinn Area Community	August 31	—	Monday	other date	source
Hanover-Horton	August 26	—	Wednesday	other date	source
Harbor Beach Community	August 25	—	Tuesday	other date	source
Hartford Public	August 24	—	Monday	most common date	source
Houghton Lake Community	September 8	—	Tuesday	other date	source
Huron Valley	August 31	—	Monday	other date	source
Ithaca Public	August 24	—	Monday	most common date	source
Jenison Public	August 19	—	Wednesday	other date	source
Jonesville Community	August 18	—	Tuesday	other date	source
Laingsburg Community	August 20	—	Thursday	other date	source
Lakeview Public	August 31	—	Monday	other date	source
Lakewood Public	August 26	—	Wednesday	other date	source
Lamphere Public	August 24	—	Monday	most common date	source
Lapeer Community	August 24	—	Monday	most common date	source
Lincoln Park Public	September 9	—	Wednesday	other date	source
Marquette Area Public	September 8	—	Tuesday	other date	source
Menominee Area Public	August 27	—	Thursday	other date	source
Meridian Public	August 24	—	Monday	most common date	source
Merrill Community	August 26	—	Wednesday	other date	source
Millington Community	August 26	—	Wednesday	other date	source
Mona Shores Public	August 27	—	Thursday	other date	source
Mount Morris Consolidated	August 25	—	Tuesday	other date	source
Mount Pleasant Public	August 20	—	Thursday	other date	source
Napoleon Community	August 26	—	Wednesday	other date	source
Oxford Community	August 27	—	Thursday	other date	source
Paw Paw Public	August 24	—	Monday	most common date	source
Plainwell Community	August 31	—	Monday	other date	source
Quincy Community	August 24	—	Monday	most common date	source
Romulus Community	September 8	—	Tuesday	other date	source
Rudyard Area	September 8	—	Tuesday	other date	source
Sand Creek Community	August 24	—	Monday	most common date	source
Sandusky Community	August 24	—	Monday	most common date	source
Saranac Community	August 31	—	Monday	other date	source
Shelby Public	August 31	—	Monday	other date	source
St. Charles Community	August 25	—	Tuesday	other date	source
St. Ignace Area	September 8	—	Tuesday	other date	source
St. Louis Public	August 24	—	Monday	most common date	source
Swan Valley	August 24	—	Monday	most common date	source
Swartz Creek Community	August 31	—	Monday	other date	source
Tecumseh Public	August 17	—	Monday	other date	source
Vandercook Lake Public	August 26	—	Wednesday	other date	source
Vassar Public	August 10	—	Monday	other date	source

Week by week

Week of August 24–28 · 47 districts (57%)

Bad Axe Public, Big Rapids Public, Bloomingdale Public, Bronson Community, Bullock Creek, Cadillac Area Public, Capac Community, Carrollton Public, Clare Public, Clio Area, Coldwater Community, Columbia, Crestwood, Croswell-Lexington Community, Deckerville Community, Dowagiac Union, Farmington Public, Farwell Area, Fenton Area Public, Genesee, Gladwin Community, Grandville Public, Grant Public, Greenville Public, Hanover-Horton, Harbor Beach Community, Hartford Public, Ithaca Public, Lakewood Public, Lamphere Public, Lapeer Community, Menominee Area Public, Meridian Public, Merrill Community, Millington Community, Mona Shores Public, Mount Morris Consolidated, Napoleon Community, Oxford Community, Paw Paw Public, Quincy Community, Sand Creek Community, Sandusky Community, St. Charles Community, St. Louis Public, Swan Valley, Vandercook Lake Public

Week of August 31 to September 4 · 17 districts (20%)

Alpena Public, Bangor Public, Boyne City Public, Brandywine Community, Center Line Public, Decatur Public, East Jordan Public, Ferndale Public, Galesburg-Augusta Community, Gaylord Community, Gwinn Area Community, Huron Valley, Lakeview Public, Plainwell Community, Saranac Community, Shelby Public, Swartz Creek Community

Week of September 7–11 · 9 districts (11%)

Dearborn Heights School District 7, East China, Gibraltar, Houghton Lake Community, Lincoln Park Public, Marquette Area Public, Romulus Community, Rudyard Area, St. Ignace Area

Week of August 17–21 · 7 districts (8%)

Clinton Community, Corunna Public, Jenison Public, Jonesville Community, Laingsburg Community, Mount Pleasant Public, Tecumseh Public

Week of August 10–14 · 2 districts (2%)

Atherton Community, Vassar Public

Week of August 3–7 · 1 district (1%)

Crawford AuSable

Facts

Districts with a date: 83 of the 98 we read
Without one: Alcona Community, Bath Community, Bentley Community, Dundee Community, Flat Rock Community, Gobles Public, Godwin Heights Public, Hart Public, Lawton Community, Linden Community, Mackinac Island, Norway-Vulcan Area and 3 more
Earliest: Crawford AuSable, August 5
Latest: Lincoln Park Public, September 9
Early release that day: Brandywine Community, Dearborn Heights School District 7, Dowagiac Union, Gibraltar and Mona Shores Public
Before Labor Day: 74 of 83
Most common weekday: Monday (50)
Most common date, Michigan: August 24
Other states we read: 25 start earlier, 3 the same day, 17 later